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aphaeresises

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a⋅phaer⋅e⋅sis

  [uh-fer-uh-sis]
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–noun
apheresis.
Related forms:
aph⋅ae⋅ret⋅ic  [af-uh-ret-ik] , adjective

a⋅pher⋅e⋅sis

  [uh-fer-uh-sis for 1; af-uh-ree-sis for 2]
–noun
1. Also, aphaeresis. the loss or omission of one or more letters or sounds at the beginning of a word, as in squire for esquire, or count for account.
2. Medicine/Medical. the withdrawal of whole blood from the body, separation of one or more components, and return by transfusion of remaining blood to the donor.
Origin:
1605–15; < LL aphaeresis < Gk aphaíresis a taking away, equiv to aphairé(în) to take away (ap- ap- 2 + haireîn to snatch) + -sis -sis

Related forms:
aph⋅e⋅ret⋅ic  [af-uh-ret-ik] , adjective
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Main Entry: aphe·re·sis
Pronunciation: "ä-f&-'rE-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural aphe·re·ses /-"sEz/
: withdrawal of blood from a donor's body, removal of one or more components (as plasma, blood platelets, or white blood cells) from the blood, and transfusion of theremaining blood back into the donor called also pheresis —see PLATELETPHERESIS —compare PLASMAPHERESIS
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apheresis aph·e·re·sis (āf'ə-rē'sĭs)
n.
A procedure in which blood is drawn from a donor and separated into its components, some of which are retained, such as plasma or platelets, and the remainder returned by transfusion to the donor. Also called hemapheresis.

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